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Apr 19, 2018 @ 09:10 It is with great excitement that we announce that on April 26th 2018, the Sault College Graphic Design program will be hosting their annual graduate exhibition. This year’s exhibition is titled “Fusion73” and will be held from 4:00pm to 8:00pm in the Common Link at Sault College.   This event is designed and hosted every ...

UPDATE – Members of the Sudbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), are continuing their investigation into a two-vehicle collision between a transport truck and a sport utility vehicle (SUV) that occurred at approximately 10:20 a.m. on April 17, 2018 on Highway 17, east of Markstay, Ontario. The driver of the SUV was pronounced deceased at the scene. She has ...

UPDATE – The Sudbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing its investigation into a fatal, single motor vehicle collision that occurred at approximately 6:19 a.m. on April 17, 2018 on Highway 17, east of Regional Road 55. The passenger of the transport truck was pronounced deceased at the scene. She has been identified as 33 year old Jennifer ...

Apr 18, 2018 @ 11:07 On June 7th, 2018 the riding of Algoma-Manitoulin will not only have a person they can vote for on the ballot but a local family man. The option is finally here for the constituents of this Northern Ontario riding who want a stronger voice for their riding and Northern Ontario.   The Northern Ontario Party ...

Apr 17, 2018 @ 18:06 Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler today marked the signing of a new agreement to strengthen the relationship between the province and Nishnawbe Aski Nation. Premier Wynne and Grand Chief Fiddler were at Queen’s Park today to sign the Treaty Relationship Agreement, along with a number of Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Chiefs ...

Apr 17, 2018 @ 15:58   On April 16, 2018, members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol on Highway 17 within the Township of the North Shore.   Shortly after 1:00 p.m., police observed an eastbound vehicle travelling at low rate of speed on Highway 17.  The officer conducted a traffic stop near Algoma Mills. ...

It is an election year, both municipal and provincial in Ontario. Promises will be made to make things better… One of the promises surely to be made is to increase funding the repair of/or rebuild aging infrastructure. The Nipigon River Bridge is being replaced, however, it failed after only 42 days. One side had been opened, while the old bridge ...

Apr 16, 2018 @ 13:40 With Andrea Horwath as premier, all Ontarians will have better health care and a more affordable life with pharmacare, dental care, more affordable education and free or low-cost childcare.   Horwath released her vision for Ontario on Monday with a fully costed platform in advance of the June election. “Now is the time for change for ...

Apr 13, 2018 @ 11:35 Sault College Adventure Recreation and Parks students and the Algoma Highlands Conservancy proudly present the Waterwalker Film Festival in Essar Hall, Sault College room M1030 on Friday, April 13, 2018, at 7:15 p.m. Paddle Canada’s Waterwalker Film Festival is a tribute to the late Bill Mason, the great conservationist, canoeist, and filmmaker. It is a ...

The Northeastern Ontario Passenger Rail Summit’s keynote guest speakers will be Bruce Budd, President of Transport Action Canada; Ken Bitten, a 40-year career railroader and entrepreneur, and Sylvan Gervais, Bombardier’s Director of Operations and Maintenance for Canada. Our special guest speaker will be Corina Moore, President and CEO Ontario Northland Transportation Corporation. Bruce Budd, President of Transport Action Canada – ...

Apr 12, 2018 @ 08:06 Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath re-introduced legislation Wednesday that would ensure long-term care residents receive a minimum of four hours of care daily. This will be the third time in less than two years that Ontario New Democrats have brought the legislation forward.   “There are 78,000 people in long-term care homes in Ontario and ...

Apr 11, 2018 @ 12:07 Former Ontario premier Dalton McGuinty’s chief of staff, David Livingston has been sentenced to four months in jail, one year of probation and 100 hours of community service for his role in the gas-plant scandal. Ontario court Judge Timothy Lipson who heard the case commented that Livingston’s illegal destruction of emails related to the cancellation of two ...

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Apr 10, 2018 @ 17:13 The Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre (CBHC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Ingram to the position of executive director of the centre. Dan has a history of local involvement. Dan leaves the position of area manager of the Heart and Stroke Foundation, a position he has held since 2000. His accomplishments there are ...

Apr 9, 2018 @ 12:21 On the afternoon of Friday, April 6th, an allegation against the MPP from Kitchener-Conestoga was brought forward. The evidence presented to us included a written complaint from 2013 by a former intern about how she had been passed over for employment. There was also a series of text messages from the same time period, between ...